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Manchester Central Library

Manchester Central Library is the headquarters of the city's library and information service in , England. Facing St Peter's Square, it was designed by E.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Friday and Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: libraries@manchester.gov.uk
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Manchester
  • Also known as: “Central Library”
  • Address: St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manchester Art Gallery and Friends Meeting House.

Art gallery
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, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on in , England. The main gallery premises were built for a learned society in 1823 and today its collection occupies three connected buildings, two of which were designed by Sir Charles Barry. is situated 730 feet east of Manchester Central Library.

Church
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is a church.

Library
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The is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in , England. It is part of the University of Manchester. is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Manchester Central Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Manchester city centre.

Neighborhood
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in , England, is the second largest in the and the third largest in Europe. Its archway was completed in 1987 on Faulkner Street in , which contains Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants, shops, bakeries and supermarkets.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , England, within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57 Mancunian Way, which collectively form the inner ring road.

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covers the area in central west of Quay St, Peter St, and Oxford St. It covers the locales of Castlefield and Petersfield, which are within the Historic County Boundaries of .

Manchester Central Library

Latitude
53.47813° or 53° 28′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.24465° or 2° 14′ 41″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9C5VFQH4+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 570282715
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6691421
Wiki­data ID
Q3285343
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Manchester Central Library” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Civic Quarter and Chinatown.

Nearby Places

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